Media Releases
Please note that most media releases are only available in German or French. Select the relevant language version of the website. The few media releases in English are listed below.
Two new members join the SIG’s Board of Directors
On 20 June 2021 the Assembly of Delegates of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities SIG took place online. Liliane Isaak-Dreyfus and Daniel Jakobovits won the Board of Directors’s by-election....
Swiss Jews welcome the confederation’s recognition of the IHRA’s working definition of antisemitism
The Federal Council has recognized the working definition of antisemitism proposed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance IHRA. The confederation is hereby joining a large number of...
Concern and anxiety over escalation in the Middle East
Conflict in the Middle East has again escalated. Hamas missiles and Israeli air-raids are claiming civilian casualties on both sides. The Jewish community in Switzerland is deeply concerned about...
Ralph Lewin elected new SIG President
On Sunday, 18 October 2020, the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities SIG held its Assembly of Delegates in Berne. The main focus was on the general elections and changes in leading positions. After...
Comments on the statements of CVP President Christophe Darbellay
The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) and the Platform for Liberal Jews in Switzerland (PLJS) view with great bewilderment and concern the opinions expressed by CVP President Christophe...
No laws creating exceptions! No to the ban on minarets!
The umbrella organisations of Swiss Jews reaffirm their rejection of the minaret referendum